Motor-plow.



J. N. PAR-KER.

I MOTOR PLOW. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. "1,1912.

Patented 001;. 7, 1913.

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Ar mmvsrs .J. PARKER."

I MOTOR PLOW. AQPPLIOATIOI FILED SEPT. 7, 1912.

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' INVENTOR fi /ZJCZk/%6/" MTORNEVS To all whom it may concern by me'OctOber lS, 1911.

' Referring to the drawing, 1' is a U-shaped. frame. to the rea r ends of the members 2 of which-are secured-a shank 3icarrying a plow 4:54. "Themembers 2 of the framenear their UNITED s'rArEs.

PAEENT QFFICE.

JOSEPHNIGHQLAS PARKER; or BEDFORD crrY, VIRGINIA. I

Specification of "Application filed September gee it known that I, JOSEPH N. PARKER, aci't'izen of thei United States, and a residentof Bedfo-rd'Cit'y, in the county of Bedford and"State"of Virginia, have invented an Improvementin h'lotor-Plo'ws, of which the following "is a specification.

v My invention relates to motor plows such as shown andfdescribed in the application for'Lctters Patent Serial N0.-655,270, filed The object'ofthe invention isto provide 2 k t means by whichthe plow can be easily and ."readlly gulded. I v

AJfurther ob ect of the nventionls to provide means whereby the Wheel operating mechanism maybe thrown out ofgear,

either by disconnecting the motor from the gear ng or disconnectlng one of the traction 20-,

wheels from said gearing.

With theseand other objects in view, the

invention consists in the construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described and pointed out in the claims;

Reference is to be had to the accompany-- i ing di'awingforniing a part of, this specification, 1nwh ch sunilar characters of refer-- ence indicate corresponding parts in all the Lviews'.

' Figure 1 is'a side elevation, partly broken away, of the-improvement; Fig. 2 IS a plan view: "Figi 3 is a transverse sectional view onlline of Fig. 2. parts being broke 'i' if away Fig.4 is a d'etail plan view showing with the' frame;'Fig. 5 is a side "view of i a portion of-the sectional handle and means Y for locking the same in position; Fig. 6 is the Sliding bearingblo'cks and their conhec an inverted planview of the same; and Fig.

forward e n'cl are curvedoutwardly at 5, "and sedured ,to the under side of the said N "1 membersat {the curved portions are corre .:SPQ11Clli1gl y CUF v ed brackets 6. The brackets form with the members-of the frame 50 guiden'ays in which the bearing blocks 7 slide, the blocks being provided with curved grooves in their upper and lower faces to w receivethe brackets and the of thelframe. i

5?"{Inthe bearing blocks f7 a hollow axle 8 is curved portions Moron Low.

7, 1912. Serial are 719,131.

the traction and steering wheels 9 are sa cured. The wheels '9' being rigidly e nected with each other by the axle, they the tually form a single traetion'and steering wheel with a'divided rim, hut'for convenience they are described as two Upon the axle 8 between the wheels 9a. sleeve'lO is loosely mounted and spliced to the sleeve-10 is a gear wheel v11 in mesh with the worm 12 on the shaft 13. The worm 12 and gear wheel 11areinclosed in a casing 14 concentrically disposed about the axle. From the top of the casing 14 pro jects a pin 15 which turns in the rear end of the forward end of the frame 1Q By this means the axle and wheels are mounted to turn so as to swing to the right or left, as hereinafter described. To the blocks '2' rods are pivoted to the ends of the bar 18 mount-- Whole pull of the traction wheels.

One end of the sleeve. 10 is provided with in a slot 22 of the axle S and ada ted to en: gage a ratchet clutch 3 on the hu of one of through the end of the axle and its end is secured to one member of a bell crank lever 25 -mounted on one of the bearing blocks 7', and to the other member of said bell crank 21 is normally held in the slot of the sleeve 10 by a spring 27 surrounding the rod within the axle and having one end bearing against the pin 21 andits'other end against a stop 28 within the end of the hollow axle.

Upon the frame between the handles is mounted a motor 29, preferably an air cooled internal combustion engine, and hav ing a fuel supply tank 30. The shaft 31- .17 are secured and the rear ends of the rodslever a foot lever '26 is connected. The pin 40 mounted on one of the handles 41 of the LetteraPatent. Patented see. it sees.

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a brace 16 whose forward end is secured to ed on the king bolt 19, upon which comes the a slot :20 to receive a pin 21 slidably mounted the wheels 9. To the-pin 21 within the axle 8 is secured a rod 2st which extends out inn to the direction the pivoted handle sec- "plow; By operating the'hand lever L the clutch 'l mav-heoperated to disengage the.

motor-from t e wheel operating mechanism.

l he handles 4-1 and 42 have their forward 5 ends secured ftc the front end of the rame l and are-connected with the rearen 'oithe;

frame by braces 1% The handle 42 ismade in sections pivoted together by a bolt .43. The bolt 43in secured'to platese l secured :ipon the upper and lower faces of the sec-- tion a2 of thehandle and: turns in plates 45 to thenppe'r and lower faces of the the bolt as, a crank arm 43* and .topthis" w was is seemed a rod 46. whose forward end is secured in an eye 47 on "one end'of' the. axle 8; To the under side of the section 42*is a pivoted and sprin pressed lever 48 which engages aseinicirclfiarraok 49 on the underside of theseotio'n 42" ofthe hand By operating the'section 42*o-f the hand e til-,the axle will be swung, thefblocks 7 slid-j Ting-"back and forthf ih their gnidew'ays andthe plow turned to the rightor left accordncrating mechanism fromthe motor, the

hand lever 40' on the pl'ow handle 41 wil'liloe operated to as to operate 'th'e'clutch 37,'bi1t when it is desired to disconnect thetraction wheels from the gearing, the foot lever 26 1. In a motor plow, a frame, sliding bearing blocks mounted in the forward part of the frame, an axle mounted in th'e'said blocks, traction wheels on the axle, a gear casing disposed concentrically on the axle" be tween the wheels and pivoted to theirame,

gearing in said casing, a clutch for connecting'the gearing with the axle, a motor on the frame for operating the gearing, and means for swinging'the axle.

2. In a motor plow, a frame, htmdles'secnredto the frame, sliding bearing blocks mounted in the forward part of the frame, an axle mounted in thebearing bl'ocks,traction wheels on the axle, a gear casing disposed concentrically on the axle between the wheels and pivoted to the frame, gearing in the casing, avclutch for connecting the gearing with the axle, a motor on theiraine for operating the gearing, and nieahstor swingingthe axle from oneot the low handleej ile section 42. On the'lower end ofv "traction wheels on the axle,

v v *fhandleof theplow'. .w nenitfis desired to disengage the wheel 3. In a motor plow, a frame, handles secared to the frame, sliding bearing blocks at the forward J part of the frame, an vaxle 'mounted in the bearing blocks, traction.

wheels on the axle, a gear casing disposed concentrically on the axle between the wheels and pivoted to the frame, gearing in the casing, a clutch between the gearing and axle, a. motor on the frame .for operating ,thegearing, means for swinging the axle from a handle of the plow, and means for throwing the wheel operating mechanismout of gear,

, 4. Ina motor plow, a' frame, handles" secured to the frame, sliding'beari'ngs at the forward part of the frame, a pivoted bar, links connecting the bar with .the'hearing blocks, an axle'mounted in the bearings,

a gearjcasing disposed concentrically on-the axle and pivotedtothe f1ame,.gea1ring in the casing, a cllitch for connecting thegearing with the axle, a motor on the frame-for operatingthe gearing,and means connected with one end of the axle, for swinging the same from a I 5. In a motor plow,- a frame, handles on the frame, one of the handles'having a piv oted-section, sliding bearings at the'forwardendQLhi' the frame, an axle mounted ,in the bearings, a gear casing concentric with the axle andplvoted to the frame, gearing 1nthe casing for operating the axle, a motor for operating the'gearing, traction wheels on the axle, and a connection between the axle and the pivoted section of the handle.

6. In a motor low,- a frame provided with guideways, sliding {bearing blocks in the guideways, a 'pivotetli bar, links connecting theends of the bar with the bearing blocks,

an axle mounted -in the. bearing blocks,- trac tion wheels on thea xle, a casing-on theaxle and pivoted to the frame, mechanism in the} casing fort-operating the wheels, and means connected withone, end of the axlev for swinging the same. I a 7. In a motor plow,

casingpivoted to the frame, gearing .in the a 'frame,--handles securedt0'tl1e frame, one of the handles having, a pivoted section, the pivotof the said section having a crank arm, sliding bearing blocks on. the frame, an axle mounted in'the bl'OCkSitIiflCtlOll'Wht-EG'IS 'on' the axle, a gear casingltor operatingthe wheels, aconnection between-' the-crank arm of the pivot of the said handle section andone end of the axle, and means for lockin v the pivoted handlesectionvin pos'itiom v I '8."In a motor low, a frame having. a.

rearwardlyextending and apertured brace at. "its forward and, sliding bearing blockslon the frame, a pivoted bar, IinkscOnnecting the bar with the bearing blocks, an axle mounted Y inv the bea'ringblocks, traction wheels onzthe' axle, a gear casing on thaexle same.

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and having a pivot projecting into the aper-' titre of the brace, gearing in the casing for operating the axle, and means connected with one end o'f the axle for swinging the 9. In a'lnotor' plow, a frame, an axle 1nonnted" 'to swing and having its ends mounted in sliding bearings,traction wheels on the axle, a gear casing on theaxle, a

motor, gearing in the casing for "operatingan axle mounted. in the frame to swlng, traction and steering wheels on the'axle, means foroper siting the'axle, a centrally pivoted member on. the frame, and links eat the axle with the ends of the'said pivoted member.

ln a motor plow, a frame, an axle,

"means for pivotally mounting the axle 1n,

the trame,'slicling hearings. on the frame and in which. the ends of the axle are mounted, Cent-rally pivoted bar onthe frame in the a links pivoted tothe ends of bar and to the sliding bearings, steering wheels on the axle, amotor 0n the frame, an axle eon-nesting the ends the bar and to the sliding hearings, traction i and steering wheels on the axle, and means for operating the axle.

13. In a 1110f! .plow, a frame, an axle, means for pivotally mounting the axle in the frame, sliding hearings on the frame and in which the ends of the axle are mounted, a centrally pivoted bar on the frame'in rear of the axle, links pivoted to the-ends of the frame,-gearing between the motor and axle, and means tor swinging the axle.

traction and 14/111 a motor plow, a frame, handles on the frame, one of the handles having a pivoted section, an axle pivotally mounted in,

the'frame, amotor, means for operating the axleffrom the motor-, traction and steering wheels-on the axle, and a connection between the ends of the axle and the pivoted section of the handle.

' 15. in a motor plow, frame, an axle,

traction and steering wheels. on the axle, a

gear casing on the axle between the wheels and pivoted to the frame, gearing in the gear casing for operating the axle, a motor'on the frame, a shaft having a universal j'ointeonneotion with the shaft of the motor and the shaft-of one of the gear Wheels of the said gearing, and means for swinging the'axlef JOSEPlhl NICHOLAS PARKER I Witnesses:

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